Overview
- Gazzetta dello Sport reports the striker rejoined group training yesterday and may be called up for Sunday’s trip to Lazio, though he remains short of peak fitness and Allegri will decide after further sessions.
- He has missed 21 matchday squads and has not played since Oct. 28 against Atalanta, following right‑ankle surgery on Dec. 19 in the Netherlands after conservative therapy failed.
- Coverage in Italy frames his comeback as adding a needed option up front, with early minutes likely off the bench rather than a starting role.
- Analysts note he offers vertical movement and link play that differ from Nicolas Füllkrug’s profile, potentially freeing Christian Pulisic and Rafael Leão from leading the line.
- This season he has one goal in the Coppa Italia and none in Serie A, while since the start of 2026 Milan’s forwards have struggled for league goals; he joined from Feyenoord in January 2025 for €28.5 million plus bonuses and was a regular starter before the injury.